Presentations

“Post–Ostalgie 'Retro' in Graupner and Wüstefeld’s Das UPgrade, at Retro! Time, Memory, Nostalgia: The Ninth International Graphic Novel and Comics Conference 2018, Bournemouth, UK, Thursday, June 28, 2018

 

Das UPgrade is a projected ten-volume series—now three volumes in—about the only superhero of the now-defunct German Democratic Republic. Ronny Knäusel is born in Dresden in 1967; thanks to alien intervention five millennia ago, an experimental GDR fertility pill, and an American surf-rock song playing on the radio, Ronny can teleport himself and others—but only when he hears the Beach Lords' hit "Palms in Sorrow." As a young man, he uses his ability...

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A library guide for the documentation and reporting of a systematic grey literature search, at CHLA Annual Conference, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, Sunday, June 17, 2018

Authors: Stapleton, J.

Performing a systematic grey literature search can be problematic as these forms of publication are often unorganized and lack systematic search tools. This is a particular problem in public health as research questions often involve synthesis of information not published in the traditional peer reviewed journal article. A public health librarian created a tool to aid researchers through the process of conducting a grey literature search. It provides...

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A new role in systematic review support: Collaborations between health and social science librarians, at CHLA Annual Conference, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, Saturday, June 16, 2018:

Authors: Stapleton, J,. & Brown, S.

The growing nature of interdisciplinary research and collaborations between researchers across academic faculties are expanding the role of systematic review support in the academic library. In Fall 2017, a health librarian and social sciences librarian teamed up to develop a systematic review workshop targeted towards social science researchers. Description: Drawing on experience from previous systematic review collaborations, it became clear that there were misconceptions and...

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